Letters: Put away morality card when it comes to | College News
Rather than stew over whether Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson should be admitted, the Baseball Hall of Fame should open a special wing for miscreants. Rose, the Black Sox members who are HOF-worthy, and PED users like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, whose accomplishments before they started using would have earned them plaques, would all be welcome.
Brian Lipson
Beverly Hills
So MLB has reinstated Pete Rose, months after his death. What a major league error to Pete Rose and his family, the fans and the Hall of Fame.
I understand that he violated the rules and bet while a player/manager, but his numbers, which make him a Hall of Famer, had nothing to do with bets. He didn’t cheat, he violated a rule. The Astros cheated and still kept the World Series title.
Russell Morgan
Carson
On the field a great player and fun to watch. Off the field bad news. His character a complete disaster. I hope he does not get in the Hall of Fame.
Phil Schneider
Marina del Rey
Was that a bit of ironic humor from Bill Shaikin saying he checked with bookies to see what the percentages are on Pete Rose getting into the Hall of Fame?
Sports betting is now at epidemic ranges and seems in numerous commercials and program commentary all through sports activities media as a show of odds altering all through many video games. It’s so out of control that it’s develop into normalized.
As for Rose, he overtly and obsessively wager on baseball, including video games involving his own workforce when he was a supervisor. That has at all times been thought of a cardinal sin in the game. He lied about it for many years, then got here clean half-heartedly to make money on a guide, then tried to play the aggrieved sufferer being denied his rightful place in the Hall. It was a nauseating spectacle that went on for years.
Rose was an distinctive participant. But character and sure violations matter, in any other case there’s no level in attempting to shield the integrity of the sport.
T.R. Jahns
Hemet
I perceive the steroid factor with Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, and possibly they too will probably be honored in the Hall of Fame sometime, but this “integrity, sportsmanship and character” purity check is nonsense! Look at Ty Cobb! What issues is what occurred on the sector. Let the all-time hits chief in ASAP.
Kennedy Gammage
San Diego
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